ARCHIVE - 8 January 2020

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Business

Judging a Book by Its Cover: Choosing the Best Name for Your Online Business
Gold Reached its Highest Value since 2013
Eurostat: The Annual Inflation in the Euro Area is Expected to Increase
Bulgarian Citizens Can Travel to 171 Countries without a Visa

Politics

Pedro Sánchez is Spain's New Prime Minister
US Ambassador to Bulgaria Herro Mustafa Met with Defense Minister Karakachanov
EC Convenes an Emergency Meeting because of the Middle East Crisis
U.S. Delegation at the High-Level U.S.-Bulgaria Strategic Dialogue in Sofia

Society

Bulgartransgaz EAD Buys 20% of the Shares of LNG Terminal near Alexandroupolis
BNR: Bulgarian Ministry of Defense Launches Drone Delivery Tender
Bulgarian Red Cross to Distribute Food in Sofia
Today is Midwives’ Day
There are no Reports of Injured Bulgarian Citizens in the Missile Attacks in Iraq
NASA has Discovered a Potentially Habitable Planet
New Facebook Rules: Highly Manipulated or the So-Called Deepfakes Videos to be Banned
The Biggest Donation Campaign in the History of Facebook
Two Earthquakes Shook Iran
Sunny Today, with Light to Moderate Northwest Wind
The Smoke from the Fires in Australia Reached Chile and Argentina
After the Earthquakes: Puerto Rico Declares a State of Emergency
Ukrainian Passenger Plane Crashes in Iran, there are Killed

World

Lufthansa and Air France Halt Flights to Iran and Iraq
Iran Fires Missiles Targeted at US Bases in Iraq
Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan to Launch the TurkStream Gas Pipeline
At least 50 People were Killed in Stampede at Qasem Soleimani's Funeral (VIDEO)
President Putin Arrived in Syria and Met with his Russian Counterpart Bashar al-Assad

Business

Gold Reached its Highest Value since 2013

The price of gold has reached a 7-year high because of the danger of a military conflict between Iran and the United States.

Business | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 07:37

Eurostat: The Annual Inflation in the Euro Area is Expected to Increase

Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.

Business » Finance | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 18:43

Bulgarian Citizens Can Travel to 171 Countries without a Visa

The Bulgarian passport continues to be one of the most attractive in the world.

Business » Tourism | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 08:18

Politics

Pedro Sánchez is Spain's New Prime Minister

Spanish parliament approved Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez as prime minister, according to BTA news agency.

Politics | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 07:21

US Ambassador to Bulgaria Herro Mustafa Met with Defense Minister Karakachanov

Ambassador Mustafa attended a lunch meeting today with American and Bulgarian military leaders to advance development of our 10-Year Bilateral Defense Plan with Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 18:41

EC Convenes an Emergency Meeting because of the Middle East Crisis

EU commissioners will discuss the situation in the Middle East at an emergency meeting in Brussels today, the BNR informs.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 13:37

U.S. Delegation at the High-Level U.S.-Bulgaria Strategic Dialogue in Sofia

Today, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and US Ambassador Herro Mustafa open the first session of the Bulgaria-US Strategic Dialogue.

Politics » Diplomacy | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 11:31

Society

Bulgartransgaz EAD Buys 20% of the Shares of LNG Terminal near Alexandroupolis

Bulgartransgaz EAD will acquire 20% of the capital of the project company Gaztrade SA, which builds the LNG terminal near Alexandroupolis.

Society | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 22:18

BNR: Bulgarian Ministry of Defense Launches Drone Delivery Tender

Sources from the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense have reported that a tender for the delivery of drones for the army was announced in the last days of 2019.

Society | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 18:47

Bulgarian Red Cross to Distribute Food in Sofia

The Sofia organisation of the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) has started distributing food in Sofia, said the BRC press office.

Society | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 18:38

Today is Midwives’ Day

With a variety of colorful rituals, Bulgaria marks the day of midwives on January 21 on the so-called Babinden.

Society | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 13:12

There are no Reports of Injured Bulgarian Citizens in the Missile Attacks in Iraq

There are no reports of injured Bulgarian citizens in Iraq in the missile strike, the Foreign Ministry's press service reported.

Society | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 12:08

NASA has Discovered a Potentially Habitable Planet

It is 20% larger than Earth and orbits around its star for 37 days

Society | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 08:05

New Facebook Rules: Highly Manipulated or the So-Called Deepfakes Videos to be Banned

The social network Facebook announced that it is banning the so-called.

Society | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 07:48

The Biggest Donation Campaign in the History of Facebook

Australia's major fires have sparked the largest donation campaign in the history of Facebook, the BBC reported.

Society | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 07:42

Two Earthquakes Shook Iran

They were registered near the Bushehr nuclear power plant.

Society » Environment | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 12:16

Sunny Today, with Light to Moderate Northwest Wind

It will be sunny today, the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) reported.

Society » Environment | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 11:13

The Smoke from the Fires in Australia Reached Chile and Argentina

Forecasters have detected particulate matter in the air in South America.

Society » Environment | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 08:11

After the Earthquakes: Puerto Rico Declares a State of Emergency

Puerto Rico authorities declared a state of emergency on the island after the severe earthquakes that led to disruption of the transmission system, infrastructure and the destruction of buildings, according to El Nuevo.

Society » Environment | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 07:26

Ukrainian Passenger Plane Crashes in Iran, there are Killed

An Ukranian Boeing 737 passenger plane crashed after departing from Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran.

Society » Incidents | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 11:41

World

Lufthansa and Air France Halt Flights to Iran and Iraq

German airline giant Lufthansa said it has canceled flights to Iran and Iraq "until further notice" after Tehran fired missiles at US bases in Iraq, according to BGNES.

World | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 13:07

Iran Fires Missiles Targeted at US Bases in Iraq

Iran is targeting more than 10 ballistic missiles on at least two airbases in Iraq, where US and coalition forces are based, the Pentagon said.

World | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 11:51

Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan to Launch the TurkStream Gas Pipeline

Today, the Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the commissioning of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.

World | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 11:20

At least 50 People were Killed in Stampede at Qasem Soleimani's Funeral (VIDEO)

At least 50 people were killed and another 48 were injured during the funeral of the killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani in Kerman.

World | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 08:31

President Putin Arrived in Syria and Met with his Russian Counterpart Bashar al-Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived today on an unannounced preliminary visit to Syria, where he met with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, TASS and the Associated Press reported.

World | January 8, 2020, Wednesday // 07:32
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